Pay The Rent
from Hard Times Furious Dancing by Snapped Ankles
visualiser by Louise Mason
Negative White
Negative White
Further teasing their upcoming album, Hard Times Furious Ankles, UK’s Snapped Ankles display an uncompromising, ravishing sound in Pay The Rent. Palpable anger about the cost-of-living crisis collides with razor-sharp synths, pierced by post-punk shrapnel, erupting in a fiery clash.
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lyrics
Turn down the gas and try to ration
Do the maths and cut back fashion
There’s no cheaper funeral than direct cremation
A ham of truth from the men of Kent
But how we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
Soft RIP funk was playing
In the over-priced grocery store
This band exists to sell beverage
While the venue tries to make a dent
Turn down the gas
Turn down the gas
Turn down the gas
Turn down the gas
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
He wore a cap that says make life boring
Had to go out for dismal foraging
As deliveries seem grotesque
Now it’s time to erect that tent
Now it’s time to erect that tent
Now it’s time to erect that tent
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
Do the maths and cut back fashion
There’s no cheaper funeral than direct cremation
A ham of truth from the men of Kent
But how we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
Soft RIP funk was playing
In the over-priced grocery store
This band exists to sell beverage
While the venue tries to make a dent
Turn down the gas
Turn down the gas
Turn down the gas
Turn down the gas
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
He wore a cap that says make life boring
Had to go out for dismal foraging
As deliveries seem grotesque
Now it’s time to erect that tent
Now it’s time to erect that tent
Now it’s time to erect that tent
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
How we gonna pay the rent?
credits
from Hard Times Furious Dancing,
released March 28, 2025
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Snapped Ankles London, UK
Snapt Rayvers with some heavy Logtronica!
shows
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Apr 6Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Apr 8Cologne, Germany
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Apr 9Dresden, Germany
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Apr 9Hamburg, Germany
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Apr 11Berlin, Germany
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Apr 12Munich, Germany
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Apr 15Heidelberg, Germany
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Apr 16St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Apr 17Fribourg, Switzerland
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Apr 18Milan, Italy
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Apr 19Bologna, Italy
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Apr 19Bologna, Italy
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May 2Stroud, UK
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May 3Stroud, UK
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May 9Tunbridge Wells, UK
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May 10Guildford, UK
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May 13Hove, UK
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May 14Southampton, UK
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May 15London, UK
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May 16Coventry, UK
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May 17Manchester, UK
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Jun 11Edinburgh, UK
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Jun 13Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
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Jun 25Pilton, UK
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Jul 16Hasselt, Belgium
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Aug 24Bristol, UK
discography
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Mar 2025 -
Feb 2024 -
May 2023 -
Sep 2021
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